I'm still giddy over last night's win, but I thought I'd start some discussion on the upcoming Sunday match up.

Detroit lost to the Falcons on Sunday, who were led by rookie Matt Ryan. Ryan played well, completing 9 of 13 passes for 161 yards and 1 TD. Obviously, being a rookie, Ryan's play book was reeled in a bit, but in his first start he wasn't bad.

Running backs Michael Turner and Jerious Norwood did most of the heavy lifting for the Atlanta offense. Turner ran for 220 and 2 TDs, and Norwood provided 93 yards and a TD. Essentially, the Lions D was run over, around and through, leaving nothing but a greasy spot on the floor of the Georgia Dome.

The offense of the Lions was mostly successful through the air. Kitna threw 22 passes for for 262 yards and 2 TDs. He also had an interception and was sacked by John Abraham 3 times.

Detroit's rushing offense still pines for Barry Sanders, as their top runner, Kevin Smith, managed 48 yards on 16 carries. He did provide one TD however. Rudi Johnson, in his Lion debut, carried 3 times for 14 yards.

Stacking the Lions against the Packers, it will be interesting to see how Ryan Grant and co fair against the Lions run defense. If Turner and Norwood can do what they did, I'll be interested in seeing what Mike McCarthy has cooked up.

Aaron Rodgers, of course, will be one to watch as well. The last time Green Bay fans were able to watch a quarterback mature, was a long long time ago. I hope that Rodgers displays more of the same play that he had on Monday night and last year's game against the Cowboys.

I really hope that Rodgers doesn't have the same tendency to go nuts in a dome like Favre did. Say what you will about Favre outdoors, when he stepped into a dome, he just seemed out of his element. Last season in Dallas, Rodgers played fine in a stadium that's half-dome and half-not. I hope he displays the same tenacity in Detroit.

I think this is a good game to really use Grant and Jackson in. I have high expectations for both of them. I wouldn't mine seeing Grant see about 20 to 25 carries and Jackson getting at least 10 on his own. I think Rodgers is going to have a small workload to deal with but then again a QB always has to be on their toes because of Detroit mans up, we'll have to throw.

I would assume they'll be putting an emphasis on stopping the run this week too.

Defensively I thought GB handled the best RB in the NFC pretty good so Kevin Smith doesn't really put much fear into me in my opinion.

Really it's going to come down to Harris and Woodson vs. Williams and Johnson defensively. It'll be interesting how the Lions try and utilize their receivers on them.

I'd spread it out. Jones back would be huge. He's a pretty big component that we missed in short yardage situations maybe a gain of 6-7 on a slant or curl or out route. IMO we missed that aspect as Jennings is more of a HR hitter. Driver is more similar to Jones.

These are the kind of games Mike McCarthy can use all the negative plays against the Vikes to keep them focused. We need focus because we don't always play that great in Detroit and it's a look-ahead game which doesn't help.

I was actually really impressed with our D-line against the Vikings. yeah, AP made them look kind of foolish at times, but they held him in check. only one big run. and the pass rush looked great. lots and lots of pressure against an excellent O line.

One thing T. Jackson was able to do was scramble out of trouble and pick up some first downs, but he sure didn't throw very well, Kitna on the other hand can throw the football but is not very mobile, so IMHO The Packer defense will be able to pressure Kitna and get sacks or cause turnovers.

Someone mentioned it earlier, hope to see THE BIG 5 FORMATION on Sunday!!!!

I think we will kill them. Packers go to jail for 1st degree murder. Mike McCarthy plans it all week, and then our 45-man group of hitmans will finish the job. Ford Field will be left in a bloody mess.

Rodgers will be fine in the dome. Favre's struggles in domes were a bit overblown, I always thought. Many of those dome losses were against the Vikings when the Vikings played everybody tough at home. The Lions used to be tough to beat at home as well. And of course Favre won a Super Bowl in a dome.

I was unimpressed with the Lions' off-season. They just don't seem to know what they are doing. Watch out for Calvin Johnson, though. That guy is a beast. Roy Williams is very good, too. If the Packers rush the passer as well as they did on Monday night, they will be fine. But if they give Kitna time, the Lions could put a lot of points on the board.

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